If you’re a long-time reader of this blog, you know that I find the concept of risk to be fascinating. So it should be no surprise that I’ve found Carl’s recent “meditations on risk” series to be a great read:
- It Never Rains in Seattle. (on how our mind draws conclusions about risk based on far too little data)
- 82 Years is Not Enough. (about how little we can know for sure from just 82 years of market returns)
- Fine Tuning Risk (on whether risk can be measured at all)
- What If There Is a Fire? (on the inadequacy of risk tolerance questionnaires)
Between that series, a recent (astonishingly flattering) review of my last book, and a whole host of other excellent reading, this week’s roundup may be a bit overwhelming in size. Sorry about that. 
Investing Articles
- Why ETF Marketing is Hurting Investors from The Dividend Guy Blog
- The Bond Style Box Explained from Amateur Asset Allocator
- Should Average Investors Do It Themselves? (Part 1, Part 2) from Allan Roth, author of How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street
Career/Entrepreneurship Articles
- Ramen Profitable from Four Pillars (about getting a business to the point where it can sustain you…just barely)
- How to Win Friends and Influence People by Practicing Social Arbitrage from Keith Ferrazzi, author of Never Eat Alone
- From Startup to $3 Billion in 3 Years from My Life ROI
Other Personal Finance Articles
- How to Save Money on Homeowners Insurance from Five Cent Nickel
- The Truth About Taxes from Get Rich Slowly
- Pound Wise and Penny Foolish from Bad Money Advice
- What’s a Balloon Loan? from Investing School
As always, thanks to each of you for reading, and I hope you enjoy your respective weekends.
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Congratulations on the book review, Mike.
I too loved that “risk” series of blog posts at the Behavior Gap blog. We all need to reexamine our understanding of the basics. We need to be sure we are building on a solid foundation.
Rob
Thanks for the link. Have a great long weekend.
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